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Claudia McNeil (1917–1993)

Actress

Trivia:

Virginia Capers won the Tony in 1974 playing the musical version of Ms. McNeil's role on Broadway in "Raisin." See more trivia »

Born:

in Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Died:

(age 76) in Englewood, New Jersey, USA
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1983 The Mississippi (TV series)
Mrs. Larson
– Joey (1983) … Mrs. Larson
 
1979 Roots: The Next Generations (TV mini-series)
Sister Will Ada
– Episode #1.7 (1979) … Sister Will Ada
 
1978 NBC Special Treat (TV series)
Dulcie
– The Tap Dance Kid (1978) … Dulcie
 
1978 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (TV movie)
Big Ma
 
1976 The American Woman: Portraits of Courage (TV movie)
Sojourner Truth
 
1974 Cry Panic (TV movie)
Ethel Hanson
 
1974 The Migrants (TV movie)
Rose Daw
 
1972 Black Girl
Mu' Dear
 
1972 Moon of the Wolf (TV movie)
Sara
 
1972 Mod Squad (TV series)
Granny
– The Connection (1972) … Granny
 
1972 To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (TV movie)
 
1971 Incident in San Francisco (TV movie)
Odessa Carter
 
1970 Men at Law (TV series)
– The Emancipation of Bessie Gray (1970)
 
1970 There Was a Crooked Man...
Madam
 
1969 The Skirts of Happy Chance (TV movie)
Florence
 
1967 CBS Playhouse (TV series)
Josepha
– Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night (1967) … Josepha
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
Mrs. Haines
– Woodrow Wilson (1965)
– Frederick Douglass (1965) … Mrs. Haines
 
1959-1964 Look Up and Live (TV series)
– Episode dated 19 January 1964 (1964)
– Episode dated 12 January 1964 (1964)
– Episode dated 5 January 1964 (1964)
– A Study in Death (1959)
– Episode dated 23 August 1959 (1959)
 
1963 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Mrs. Hill
– Express Stop from Lenox Avenue (1963) … Mrs. Hill
 
1961 A Raisin in the Sun
Lena Younger
 
1959 Play of the Week (TV series)
Mamie
– Simply Heavenly (1959) … Mamie
 
1959 The Last Angry Man
Mrs. Quincy
 
1959 New York Confidential (TV series)
Melva
– Child of Terror (1959) … Melva
 
1958 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Bernice Sadie Brown
– The Member of the Wedding (1958) … Bernice Sadie Brown
 
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1975 Lorraine Hansberry: The Black Experience in the Creation of Drama (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.158 (1970) … Herself
– Episode #2.146 (1970) … Herself
 
1966-1968 Girl Talk (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 6 February 1968 (1968) … Herself
– Episode dated 10 November 1966 (1966) … Herself
 
1965 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.9 (1965) … Herself
– Episode #2.8 (1965) … Herself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1965) She acted in James Baldwin's play, "The Amen Corner", at the Saville Theatre in London, England with Antonio Fargas, Julius Harris, Minnie Gentry, Leu Camacho, Helen Martin, Georgia Burke and Richard Ward in the cast. Lloyd Richards was the director. See more »
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Virginia Capers won the Tony in 1974 playing the musical version of Ms. McNeil's role on Broadway in "Raisin." See more »

Star Sign:

Leo